In the Samvat year 1876, on the seventh day of the bright half of the month of Margashirsh, Shreeji Maharaj was seated in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put on all white garments. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before him in an assembly. Then Shreeji Maharaj started His talks with an advice, “Devotees of God should not be jealous of one another.” There upon Anandanand Swami said, “But Maharaj, jealousy still persists.” Shreeji Maharaj said, “If at all you feel jealous you should follow the example of Narad” With these words, He narrated the following episode. “Once upon a time, Narad and Tumbaru went to Vaikunth to pay their homage to Lakshmi Narayan. There Tumbaru sang before Lakshmi and Narayan. They were so pleased with his music that they gave rich garments and ornaments as present to him. This made Narad Jealous of Tumbaru. So he decided that he should also learn the art of singing and please the Lord with his art. He then learned music and sang before the Lord. But the Lord said. ‘0 Narad, your singing is not so sweet as that of Tumbaru.’ There upon Narad went through […] read more

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In the Samvat year 1876, on the sixth day of the bright half of the month of Margashirsh at night, Shreeji Maharaj was seated in the Darbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put on all white garments. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then Shreeji Maharaj said, “Even though a person is able to visualize the divine image of God in his heart constantly, he should also store in his heart the memories of the various exploits of God performed at various places in his various incarnations. He should love the Brahmacharis [Brahmin renunciates] Sadhus [saints] and Satsangis [members of the Holy fellowship], and preserve them in his memory. The reason is, in case, he forgets the divine image of God at the time of his death, he may recollect the various exploits of God, or may revive the memory of some member of the holy fellowship, or a Brahmachari, or a Sadhu at that time. and along with this memory he may recollect the divine image of God. Thus he may attain the highest position and may achieve his ultimate good. With this in mind, I perform big sacrifices dedicated […] read more

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In the Samvat year 1876, on the fifth day of the bright half of the month of Margashirsh at night, Shreeji Maharaj was seated in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put on all white garments. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before him in an assembly. Then Mayaram Bhatt asked a question to Shreeji Maharaj, ‘What are the characteristics of the three levels of Vairagya [non-attachment] highest, moderate and lowest?” Shreeji Maharaj replied, “One who has attained the highest level of non-attachment, of course remains engaged in worldly affairs as willed by God, or as he is required to do according to his destiny. But like king Janak he also does not get attached to them. He does enjoy the objects of the five senses: sound, touch, sight, taste and smell as they come to him according to his destiny. But he enjoys them without attachment. Rather he remains indifferent to them. These objects are not able to influence him in any way. His attitude of tyag [renunciation] does not weaken in the least. He always considers these objects to be full of guilt and treats them like his enemies. He always remains engaged […] read more

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